Signal for automobiles.



H. ROSE.

SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOB!LES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.18. I9l5 1 1 67, 1 1 5, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES,

APPUCATION FILED FEB. 18, 1915.

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ATTORNEYS HENRY ROSE, OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

Application filed February 18, 1915. Serial No. 9,149.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Rose, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Shreveport, in the parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Signals for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in danger signals to be used on automobiles, motorcycles. and other vehicles.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a danger signal which may be operated by the driver of the vehicle and which may be seen equally from the front or from the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached, the signal being so constructed as to provide for the ringing of abell in the day time and the illumination of a light at night time, so to notify drivers of following and approaching vehicles of an intended turn or stop.

Another object of the invention is to provide a signal in the form of a fan-like structure which may be secured in any suitable manner to the windshield frame of a vehicle. or at some other desirable point thereon, the signal being constructed in such manner as to close electrical circuits when it is extended foi ringing a bell in the day time or for illuminating a light at night.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described, which will be extremely simple, durable, efficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

\Vith these and other objects in view which will becon'ie apparent as the description proceeds. the invention resides in the construc- 0 tion, combination. and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several fig ures. of which-- Figure 1 represents a view in elevation of a signal constructed according to my invention, showing the same as .in extended position'. Fig. 2 represents a view in elevation of the lower portion of the device. the near wall of the casing being broken away to disclose the structure within Fig. 3 represents an enlarged view in section taken horizontally on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 shows a view in elevation representing the device as in housed position within the casing, one wall of the latter being removed; Fig. 5 represents a fragmentary view in section. taken on the plane indicated by the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. (3 represents a fragmentary view in section taken on the plane indicated by the line (3--6 of Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a casing or housing having a floor 5, side walls 0, an upper end wall T, and a lower bottom wall 8. This housing or casing is provided centrally and near its ends with pairs of studs 9. As indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, the studs are disposed in spaced relation and are connected by a bolt 10. This bolt extends through the outward flattened portions of the studs and serves as means whereby the clamp elements 11 may be connected to the studs. These clamp elements are adapted to engage on opposite sides of a section of the wind shield framework indicated at 12. The bolt is'provided with a nut at 13 whereby the clamp elements may be tightened upon the wind shield frame. J

Journaled transversely within the housing near its lower end, is a shaft ll which extends at one end beyond the side wall of the hous ing. The extended end of the shaft carries a knob or handle 15 whereby the shaft may be turned at will by the driver of the vehicle. A plurality of arms or blades 16 are nor.- mally disposed within the casing or housin and are journaled at their lower ends upon shaft 14. An additional blade or arm in the form of a rectangular tube 17 is provided, and this tube at its inner end is lixcd to the shaft 14. The tube L7 is adapted to be turned with shaft 1% whereby to be swung outwardly into the position indicated in Fig. 1. or to be swung inwardly within the bolls ing in the position indicated in Fig. 4. Each blade us at its outer end, has pivoted thereto, a pair of links in. The adjacent links of the pairs are pivoted together as at 19, so that an extensible fan-like structure is provided.

The blade 16 occurring at one end of the series of blades, has a pin and slot connection 20 with the outer end of a link 18, whose inner end is pivoted to one of the side walls of the housing. The tube or hollow arm ii is provided with a band 21 having a. pin and slot engagement with the adjacent link 15 as indicated in Fig. 1. This pin and slot connection of blades 16 and 17 with their adjacent links is to allow of these blades bi.

by the 'arm, means operable by thearm of additional arms pivoted to theshaft and having link connections, a link connection between. the terminal additional arm and the casing, a link connection between the hollow arm and adjacent additional arm, an.elect-rically controlled light carried by the hollow arm, means operable by the'hollow arm when in extendedposition for closing a circuit whereby to energize the light, a contact-for controlling an audible signal, and means operable by the shaft whereby to operate the contact to momen tarily sound the signal upon extension of the arm.-

3. A signal comprising a casing open on one side, means whereby said casing may be secured to the windshield of a vehicle, a shaft journaled within the casing, means whereby said shaft may be turned at will, a fan mounted on the shaft and adapted to be extended when the shaft is turned, said fan adapted normally to be, maintained within the housing and adaptedto be moved out wardly at will, said fan comprising a plurality'of link connected arms, an electrically operable light carried by one of the arms, a contact controlling the operation of the light, said contact including a spring disposed within the housing, and a lug carried by one of the arms, said lug adapted to be moved into engagement with the spring when the fan is moved outwardly whereby to close a circuit for cont'rolling the light,-

a contact for controlling an audible signal, and means operable by the shaft whereby to actuate the contact for momentarily sounding the signal upon extension of the fan.

4. A signal comprising a' casing, means whereby the casing may be secured to a ve' hicle, a fan normally housed within the easing and adapted to be shifted outwardly,

said fan comprising a plurality of link connected arms, an electricallycontrolled li ht carried by one of the arms, meanso'pera le by said arm whenin extended position to close a circuit for energizing thelight, a

contact for controlling an audible signal, a

spring adapted to be actuated by the fan for operating last said contact, whereby to momentarily sound the signal upon extension of the fan.

5. A signalcomprising a casing adapted to be connected to a vehicle, a fan arranged within the casing and adapted to be shifted outwardly at will, an electrica lly controlled light carried by the fan, means operable by the fan when in outwardly extended position to close a circuit for energizing the light, a contact for controlling an audible signal, and means actuableby the fan for operating said contact for sounding the signal upon extension of the fan. K

(3. A signal comprising a fanadapted to be connected with a vehicle in such manner as, to be shifted outwardly at will, a light signal and anaudible signal, contacts for controlling the. light and audible signals, and means associated with the fan and actuable thereby for operating the contacts whereby to actuate the light and ajudible signals.

' HENRY ROSE.

\Vitnesses:

E. B. HnRNooN, Jr., H. JENKINS. 

